Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-03-05

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and testament. respectfully paused before
the entrance Of the drawing room. Tho
sound Of measured and rhetorical speech,
through which the occasional catarrhal
cough Of the New England coast struggled,
lies The only effect Of nature not wholly 10.
Ipreosd, came from IT. h~eavily-curtainsd re-
ceses; Tor The occasion Of Tho evening had
been the reception. and eutestainment Of
various distinguished pessons, and, q bad
besn epigrammatically oppressed by q Of
the guests, sths history Of sbe country was
taking it, leave In phrases moro or ls0 mem
orable and characeertutic. Some Of these
valedictory axiom were clsvsr, soms witty,
. few profound. but always left % . geutsA
contribution to the entertainer. Some had
been already prepared, and, like . card, had
served and identified tho guest 1t other man
sions.
The last guest departed, tie last carriage
rolled away, when tho servant vcnturcd to
indicate the existence Of the dispatch to bis
master, who was standing on the hearth rug
in an attitude Of wesried self-rtghteousnss.
He took i. opensd II, Rad It, re-re.d IL, and
MD:
There must BE- sma missaksl IL d. not
for me-. Call tie boy watss1."
Waters, who W. psrfsctly aware that IL
boy had left, nsvesthsless ohsdisntty walked
toward the hall dsor; but WAS rscailsd ~ bio
mazter.
mo matter-at PRESENT."
ats nothing serious, Willamf' asked Mira
Rightbody, with ianguid witely concern.
AnNo, nothing. llsethere - Hight In, my
ssudyi"
.Y~ But before you 60, can you give
mo q moment orS twof"
Mr.. .Rightbody turned :Att,e impatisntly
toward bis wife. She had thrown herself
languidly on tho sofa; her hair wss slightly
disarrangsd,, and part Of . slippered foot
was visible. She might have been . fnsly
formed, woman; but even her careless desha-
bile left tho general impression that she was
severely hanneied throughout, and that any
es~tsntation Of womanly charm was under
vigorous sanitary surveillance.
.sMn Marvtntold me tonight that her son
made no secret OF his perious attachment for
our Allies, and that, IL l was satisfied, Mr..
Marvin would b, glad to confer with you at
once"
The information did not seem absorb
Mr.. Rightbody's wandering attention, but
rather increased his impatienee. He said
hastily that be would spesk.of that to-mor-
row, and partly by ways Of reprtsal. and partly
to dismiss the subject, sdded:
positively James must pay some attention
to the register and tho Thermometer. It was
over ~ dogs. tonight, and the ysntilating
draft was closed in the drawing roon."
THAT was because Professor Ammon sat
near It, and the old gentlemans tonsils are 20
sensitive"
ale ought to know from DR.. Dyer Dot
that systematic and regular exposure to
draughts stimulates the mucous membrane;
while fksd air over sixty degrees invari.
ably"
II am afraid, William" interrupted Mrs.
| Rightbody, with feminine adroitness, adopt
ing her husbands topic with q view of there
by directing him from It; "I'm afraid tbat
people do not yet appreciate the substitution
Of bouillon for punch and ices. l observed
that Mr.. Spondec declined II, and, l fancied,
looked disappointed. The ibrins and wheat
in liqueur glasses passed quite ,unnoticsd,
too" '.t
'"And yet each half drachm contained tho
half digested substance Of a pound Of beet.
I'm surprised at S~pondse!r" continued Mr..
Rghtbody. asgrievedly. .Exhsustins bis
brain and nerve foree by the highest creative
efforts Of the Muse. he prefers perfumed and
| diluted alcohol Favored with carbonic acid
gas. Even Mrs.. Faringway admitted to me
that the sudden lowering Of the temperature
Of the stomach by the introduction OF
ice
"Yes; but she took . lemon Ice at the last
norcthea reception. and asked mo It ] had
observed that the lower animals refused thsur
i"ci at o Temperature over sixty degrees"
Mr.. Rigbtbody again moved iinpahently
tcwnrls the door. Mrs. Rlgbtbody eyed him
curicrslv.
"You will not write. I hopes Dr.. Keep.
pier told ne tonight that your celebral
sym tom. interd,cted any prolonged mental
.train."
II must consult q few papers,n responded
Ar. Rightbody, curtly, - be entered bis
library.
1t was o richly furnished apartment, NOR.
Idly severe in IT, decorations, which were
t%ymltcmatic eta gloomy dyspepsia Of art,
then quito prevalent. A few 'curios, very
ugly, but provident,aily equally rare, were
scattered about. There were various bronses,
marbles and casts, ali requiring explanation,
and SO fulfilling their purpose Of promoting
conversation, and exhibiting the erudition Of
their owner. There wers souvenirs Of travel
with history, old baic.a-brac with q pedigree,
but little or nothing that challenged attention
for ibself alone. Ia all cases the superiority
Of the owner to bis possessions was admitted.
As o natural result nobody ever fingered
there, tho servants avoided The room aud no
child was ever known to play In It.
Mr.. Rightbody turned up tho gas and from
. cabinet Of drawers, precisely labeled. drew
q package Of letters. These he carefully ex.
amined. AL were discolored and made dig
nifled by age, but some, In their original
freshness, must have appeared triaing. and
inconsistent with any correspondent Of Mr..
Rightbody. Nevertheless, that gentleman
pent sonle moments in carefully pesusing
them, occ~assouarly referring to tho telegram
In bis band. Suddenly there was q knock ct
The door. Mr.. Rightbody started, made .
half.uncouscdous movement to return tho
lettess 10 tho drawer, turned tho telegram
taco downwards, andthen, somewhat harshly,
stammersd:
.sEhi Whose therei Come in"
II beg your pardon, papa," said . very
pretty girl, entering, without, however, tho